Immigration
Judge accuses Biden administration of politically motivated asylum rule defense
By Craig Anderson
In a vividly written dissent, 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke criticizes the Biden administration's delay in ruling on...
Caroline Vincent: From transactions attorney to mediator, perfecting the art of finding solutions.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit blocks release of alleged white supremacists
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney ordered their release Wednesday on the grounds of unequal prosecution because far-left gr...
Real Estate/Development
Developers seizing ‘supersized’ density bonus opportunity
By Jack Needham
At least four projects in San Francisco have applied for increased density under AB 1287. No applications for increased densit...
Litigation & Arbitration
Corsair Gaming says GizPromo falsely advertised on Amazon
By Devon Belcher
The complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles accused GizPromo of false advertising, unfair competition, and false desig...
Apple’s attorneys argue that Epic breached its contract, known as a Developer Program License Agreement, that included an inde...
Law Practice
Presiding judge warns of famine-like budget year for Sacramento
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Sacramento County Superior Court Presiding Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi warned that the state will face a $73 billion budget deficit...
Environmental & Energy
Judge lets environmental groups intervene in LA County oil wells lawsuits
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Bridgeland Resources, Matrix Oil Corp., Native Oil Producers, and The Termo Company opposed the motions, arguing that they had...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
Retired Los Angeles County judge joins Signature Resolution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Amy M. Pellman spent most of her years in family court with a brief stint in children’s court.
The complaint alleges that SVB Financial provided false and misleading statements in the offering materials given to Boston Pr...
Data Privacy
Google fights class certification for data auctioning litigation
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The consolidated complaint alleges that although Google promises users that their data will not be sold to third parties or us...
Intellectual Property, Law Practice
English Barrister to co-lead San Francisco office of Bird & Bird
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Chris de Mauny will lead the San Francisco office, which Bird & Bird opened in 2018, with Pattie Walsh, who recently moved...
Criminal
US judge again drops case against alleged white supremacists citing unequal targeting
By Devon Belcher
"The government cannot prosecute RAM members such as defendants while ignoring the violence of members of Antifa and related f...
Intellectual Property
Startup sued by 120-year-old fruit company over patented strawberry varieties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A former UC Davis professor is accused of using varieties without permission.
Appellate Practice
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate $500m verdict against Apple
By Craig Anderson
The decision denied review of decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the two key patents, coverin...
Data Privacy
Sex assault victims settle with law firm over data breach
By Devon Belcher
The lawsuit claimed that information from 523 clients of Zalkin Law Firm including Social Security numbers and sexual abuse ca...
A statement from Roblox said: "Roblox is committed to providing a positive and safe experience for people of all ages."
U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court refuses to return to diversity admissions policies – for now
By Craig Anderson
UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky said the court “is not ready to consider race-neutral programs that have the ...
Civil Rights, Labor/Employment
Judge blocks Kirkland's attempt to access personnel files from other firms
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The focus of discovery should be on Zoya Kovalenko’s performance at Kirkland & Ellis, “including whether she was treated d...
Real Estate/Development
$4M if fees awarded to attorneys in real estate dispute
By Skyler Romero
Murphy Rosen LLP and Lysaght Law Group LLP represented a real estate investor who said he was tricked by a Canadian developer ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against LegalMatch.com
By Wisdom Howell
The dispute stems from the plaintiff's September 2022 termination as LegalMatch's chief operating officer.
Securities
Oakland man sentenced to 6 months in prison for insider trading
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Dileep Kumar Reddy Kamujula acknowledged that he used information provided by a cousin who worked at a cloud communications co...
Civil Rights, Judges and Judiciary
LA judge accused of racism against Asian jurors, witnesses, lawyer
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorney Rick Richmond's filing says Judge Susan Bryant-Deason attacked prospective jurors of East Asian descent: She berated ...
Criminal, Law Practice
Criminal defense firm forms Child Protective Services practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lauren Johnson-Norris said she has been looking for a way to specialize in this gray area of the law.
Constitutional Law
City park fee for nonresidents runs afoul 1st Amendment
By Devon Belcher
A man who wanted to campaign for Sen. Elizabeth Warren was charged $5 to enter the park. A jury sided with him following a thr...
Data Privacy
23andMe accused of having ‘fire sale’ of customer DNA data
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The company’s stock value has plummeted in recent months following a data breach that allegedly exposed the personal informati...
Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
Uber plaintiffs urge Supreme Court not to reenter PAGA dispute
By Craig Anderson
“Uber’s gripe is that the decision does not relieve Uber of the obligation to defend against those claims altogether,” Nicolas...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, State Bar & Bar Associations
Nonrefundable fees land Burbank attorney in hot water with State Bar
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The State Bar said the case was one of a growing number in which attorneys are accused of charging nonrefundable fees.
Civil Litigation
Firms urge US courts to allow live-streamed testimony
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The suggested changes would also clarify the courts’ ability to issue subpoenas compelling a witness to testify via live trans...